same $100k income, fresh start from Reading
changea dispatch from
baltimore
MD
39.29°N
76.61°W
Baltimore is steamed crabs with Old Bay, the Inner Harbor at golden hour, and row houses with painted screens. Edgar Allan Poe is buried here, John Waters still lives here, and Cal Ripken Jr. is a saint. The seafood is genuinely some of the best on the east coast. The neighborhoods (Fells Point, Hampden, Federal Hill) each feel like their own small town.
the verdict
pricier each month than Reading
Baltimore is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
26% more expensive than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
8.2%
$428/mo more in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$5,782/mo
$818 less than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
33% more expensive than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
2.8M
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Reading barely cracks 157 pleasant ones.
2.3× the events of Reading, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
2% higher than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
15% higher than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
72
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
